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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0342
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0342)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'open-vm-tools' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0342 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'open-vm-tools' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0342 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can
escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine (CVE-2022-31676).

Affected Software/OS:
'open-vm-tools' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-31676
Debian Security Information: DSA-5215 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5215
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C5VV2R4LV4T3SNQJYRLFD4C75HBDVV76/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZA63DWRW7HROTVBNRIPBJQWBYIYAQMEW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4TZF6QRJIDECGMEGBPXJCHZ6YC3VZ6Z/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-27
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0024.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00013.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/3
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